Extraordinary precarities: Lived experiences of trafficked and prostituted women and children in Davao City Talikala Inc. INTRODUCTION This report describes the situation of prostituted and trafficked women and children in Davao City. The data were primarily gathered and documented by Talikala from 2016 to present. The data were derived from (8) case reports collected through one-on-one interviews with family members and friends to capture the realities and experiences of trafficked and prostituted women and children. A focus group discussion involving 10 participants was conducted in October 2021. A total of 18 women and children were interviewed through one-on-one and focus-group-discussions. Snippets from Talikala’s case studies are used to narrate their struggles, uncover the reasons that led them to their current situation, and enumerate their support mechanisms. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY The study aims to: 1. Provide a local situationer of trafficking and prostitution of women and children in Davao City; 2. To describe the experiences of prostituted and trafficked women and children including recruitment, fleeing in situation of trafficking and prostitution, and its entanglements; and 3. To describe the precarious situation of trafficked and prostituted women and children including but not limited to pregnancy, intimate partner violence, sexually transmitted infection, and drugs. SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE RESPONDENTS Among the 18 respondents, the median age is 21 years old. The youngest among them is 14 years old and the oldest is 45 years old at the time of the interview. Three respondents are aged 14 years old, three of them are 17 years old, three of them are 18 years old, and two of them are aged 16 years old. 7